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HISTORY TO 1916 



CLASS OF 1889 



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HISTORY TO 1916 



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HARRY RANDOLPH ANDERSON, 

84 William Street, New York City. 

Son of Henry Foster Anderson, A.B., Dartmouth College, 1856, a law- 
yer who was for a time States Attorney for Bristol County, Massachu- 
setts, and a 1st Sergeant Seventh Squadron, Rhode Island Cavalry, Com- 
pany B, in Civil War, and Isabella Fitz Randolph (Anderson). Ances- 
tors came from Deerfield, Massachusetts, the American progenitor being 
William Anderson, Sergeant in the "Montgomeries," a Scotch regiment 
in Lord Abercrombie's command at the capture of Ticonderoga and 
Crown Point in 1758. Born in New York City, August 25, 1868, and 
lived there and at Rahway, N. J., before entering college. Prepared at 
Rahway High School and Rutgers Preparatory School. Fifth Honor at 
Commencement, Phi Beta Kappa, Class of 1876 prize in Political Science. 
Senior Editor "Scarlet Letter." Chi Psi. After graduation, studied one 
year in New York University Law School, and later studied in the office 
of Hon. James M. Smith, at one time Recorder of New York City. Ad- 
mitted to Bar in New York City, June, 1891, and to Bar in New Jersey 
as counsellor-at-law, November 7, 1898. Residence, Rahway, N. J., from 
graduation in 1889 to 1906, and since then New York City. Lawyer, a 
member of the firm of A. S. & W. Hutchins, 84 William street, New 
York City. President "110 William Street Corporation," Director in 
"Richard Wylie, Inc." School Commissioner City of Rahway, 1898- 
1902; Water Commissioner City of Rahway, 1903-1905; Attorney to 
Board of Water Commission, Rahway, N. J., 1906. Presbyterian. Re- 
publican. Avocation, golf, walking. Married, Brooklyn, N. Y., Decem- 
ber 10, 1913, Marion C. Feather, daughter of William C. and Victoire 
Christine Feather; has no children. No relatives among the alumni of 
Rutgers. 

ALBERT CORNELIUS AREND, 

5205 Cass Street, Omaha, Nebraska. 

Son of Frank Ernest Arend, a manufacturing jeweler, and Mary 
Frances Whitley (Arend). Born at Trenton, N. J., June 30, 1869. Lived at 
Trenton, N. J., before entering college. Prepared at Chambersburg and 
Trenton, N. J. Bradley Mathematical Prize. Class Treasurer one year ; 
Sergeant Rutgers Corps Cadets. Chi Phi. Residences : 1889-90, Little Falls, 
N. J., and New York City; 1890-91, Nicaragua; 1891-1900, New York 
City; 1901, Harrisburg and Pittsburg, Pa.; 1903, Buffalo, N. Y. ; 1906, 

The asterisk (*) indicates the decease of the person. 



4 Class of 1889. 

Niagara Falls, Can. ; 1907, Niagara Falls, N. Y. ; 1908, Pittsburg, Pa., 
and. East St. Louis, 111. ; to date, Omaha, Neb. Engaged in the following 
engineering works: (1) Little Falls Drainage Dist. ; (2) Boundary Line 
between N. J. and N. Y. ; Nicaragua Canal Construe. Surveys ; Chief 
Draftsman Plants of Machinery; Steel Plant Machinery Details; Shop 
and Yards Dept. Lackawanna Steel Co. ; Engineer in Charge Construe. 
Ontario Power House, Niagara Falls, Can.; Supt. Construe. Transmis- 
sion Line Niagara Falls to Syracuse, N. Y. ; Constructing Engineer 
for Aluminum Co. of America, No. 3 Niagara Plant and Improve- 
ments at E. St. Louis Plant ; to date, Consulting Engineer, Omaha, 
Neb. B.S. 1889 and C.E. 1892. Secretary-Treasurer, Men's 
Club of the First Presbyterian Church, Omaha, 1911-1914; 
Member of the Board of Trustees, same church, 1910 to date. 
"Mugwump." Avocation, baseball. Married, at Lambertville, N. J., 
October 22, 1890, Maie H. Ely, daughter of Smith Ely and 
Almena H. Perrine. Has one child, Albert Drew Arend, born October 
14, 1897. No relatives among the alumni of Rutgers. Author of edi- 
torials on engineering subjects, Omaha Daily Bee, 1914; three articles 
in Engineering News, N. Y., and two articles in Cement Era, Chicago, 
111. Local practice involves construction of electric light and power 
plants, using steam, fuel oil or water for source of power; and fixing 
rates for same ; also general construction engineering and foundations. 



CHARLES BEST BENSON. 
Information refused. 



WILLIAM EUGENE BREAZEALE, 

142 Hamilton Street, New Brunswick, N. J. 

Son of Kenon Breazeale, farmer, and Elizabeth Fretwell (Breazeale). 
Born at Anderson, South Carolina, January 12, 1865, and resided there 
before entering college. Prepared at country school and Anderson High 
School. 1883-85 attended Furman University, Greenville, S. C, 
and 1888-89 in Rutgers. Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Attended University of 
Bordeaux, France, 1900-1902. After graduation was teacher in public 
Schools, South Carolina; Instructor, Furman University; Instructor, 
Rutgers College, 1892-95 ; Professor, Mathematics, Physics and Astro- 
onmy, Winthrop College, S. C, 1895-1900; Associate Professor, Mathe- 
matics, Rutgers College, 1902-13 ; Professor, Mathematics and Astron- 
omy, Rutgers College, 1913 — . M.Sc, Rutgers, 1895. Baptist. Demo- 
crat. Avocation, gardening and literature. Married, 
Six children. No relatives among the alumni of Rutgers. Has written 
numerous articles for periodicals. 



Class of 1889. 5 

ARTHUR J. COLLIER, 

Coxsackie, N. Y. 

Son of Philip J. Collier, farmer, merchant, Trustee Village of Cox- 
sakie, and Louisa Finch (Collier). Old Holland Dutch stock; among 
the early settlers in Greene County, State of New York. Born at Cox- 
sackie, N. Y., February 27, 1864. Resided at Coxsackie, N. Y., before 
entering college. Prepared at Coxsackie Academy up to 1883; Albany 
Academy, 1883-84; Rutgers Preparatory School, 1885. Captain varsity 
football team 1888. Played on varsity football and baseball teams; also 
member of varsity polo team. Chi Psi. Read law in office of D. H. 
Daly and John B. Bronk, Coxsackie, N. Y. Admitted to practice law at 
special term of Supreme Court, Appellate Division, 3rd Dept., held at 
Saratoga, 1892. Residences: Coxsackie, N. Y., to 1908, New York City, 
1910, 1911, 1912 and 1913; Coxsackie, 1913 to present time. Lawyer; 
real estate and general insurance agency. A.M. 1893. Village Clerk; 
Member of Board of Trustees ; Board of Water Commissioners ; Mem- 
ber of Board of Education ; Associated with N. Y. State Committee 
of National Progressive Party. Attends Second Reformed Church, Cox- 
sackie, N. Y. Progressive Republican, connected with Progressive N. Y. 
State Committee. Avocation, checkers, yachting, pinochle and politics. 
Married, December, 1903, Emma Cook Green, daughter of Martin Cook 
and Sarah Cook, of Athens, Green County, N. Y. Two children : Lillian 
H. Collier, born August 5, 1903 ; Phyllis Louise Collier, born May 25, 
1913. Associate Editor "Coxsackie Standard,'' 1890; contributor to 
various checker periodicals, and many corrections to books and plays pub- 
lished in America, England and Australia. 

BYRON CUMMINGS, 

University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona. 

Son of Moses Cummings, farmer, and Roxana Hoadley (Cummings). 
Ancestry, old colonial Scotch-Irish stock from Massachusetts and Con- 
necticut. Born at Westville, Franklin County, N. Y., September 20, 1861. 
Before entering college, resided at Bangor and Norwood, N. Y. Pre- 
pared at Potsdam, N. Y., Normal School, 1879-81 ; Oswego, N. Y., Nor- 
mal School, 1883-84. Before entering college, taught in public schools in 
Franklin and St. Lawrence counties. Delta Upsilon. Attended Univer- 
sity of Chicago, summer of 1896, and University of Berlin, 1910-11. 
Residences: New Brunswick, N. J., 1889-93 ; Salt Lake City, Utah, 1893- 
1915; Tucson, Ariz., 1915—; Berlin, Germany, 1910-11. Teacher of 
Greek and Mathematics, Rutgers Preparatory School, 1889-93 ; Instructor 
in Latin and English, University of Utah, 1893-94; Assistant Professor 
of Greek and Latin, 1894-95 ; Professor of Ancient Languages and Liter- 
ature, 1895-1915 ; Dean of School of Arts and Sciences, 1905-15, Univer- 



6 Class of 1889. 

sity of Utah. Professor of Archaeology and Director of Museum, Univer- 
sity of Arizona, 1915—. A.M., Rutgers, 1892. Member of Board of 
Education, Salt Lake City, 1902-10; Member of State Park Commission 
of Utah, 1905-15; Director of American School of Archaeology, 1909 — ; 
Member of Advisory Council of American Anthropological Association. 
Presbyterian. Progressive Republican. Avocation, mountain climbing. 
Married, at New Brunswick, N. J., August 12, 1906, Isabelle McLaury, 
daughter of Daniel McLaury and Lorna Blish. One child, Malcolm 
Byron Cummings, born September 23, 1897. No relatives among the 
alumni of Rutgers. Author of "The Great Natural Bridges of Utah," 
Bulletin of University of Utah, 1910; "The Ancient Inhabitants of San 
Juan Drainage," Bulletin of University of Utah, 1910; "The Kivas of 
the San Juan Drainage," separate from American Anthropologist, June, 
1915; "Textile Fabrics of the Cliff Dwellers," pamphlet, Association of 
Cotton Manufacturers, Boston, April, 1915; "Prehistoric America," Del- 
phian Club Quarterly, San Francisco, December, 1915, and February, 
1916; "The Cliff Dwellers," Report of Utah Bureau of Statistics, 1915. 
Has conducted eight expeditions into southern Utah and northern Ari- 
zona, studying the geography and archaeology of the region. Established 
a museum at the University of Utah. Built up atheltics at the University 
of Utah, and the athletic field is called Cummings Field. Resigned his 
position at the University of Utah and withdrew from that institution in 
June, 1915, as a protest against political and religious dictation in the 
institution. 

WILLIAM L. DAYTON, 

Denver, Colorado. 

Son of Charles H. Dayton, dentist, and Mary Ellen Thornton (Day- 
ton). Born at New Germantown, N. J., September 5, 1864. Before 
entering college resided at Brooklyn, N. Y. Prepared at State Normal 
School, Trenton, N. J., 1882-83, and Dr. McNair's private school Bed- 
minster, N. J., 1884. Before entering college, taught school for a year 
and a half in Somerset County, N. J. Attended Rutgers in 1886 and 
1887. Chi Psi. Attended Columbia Law School, New York, gradiiating 
May, 1889. Admitted to Bar of State of New York in June, 1889, and 
to the Bar of State of Colorado in August, 1889. Resided in New York 
City 1888-89, and Denver, Colorado, since 1889. Member of th eState 
Board of Pardons of Colorado, 1896-1903. LL.B., 1889, Columbia Law 
School. President of The University Club of Denver from 1910 to 1912. 
Presbyterian. Republican. Avocation, automobiling and golf. Married, 
October 5, 1904, at Denver, Colo., Elizabeth Harrington, daughter of 
Daniel and Eliza Harrington. No children. Brother of Harry T. Day- 
ton, Rutgers 1891. Has devoted himself assiduously to the practice of his 
profession, has a good standing at the bar, and is a successful practitioner. 



Class of 1889. 7 

REV. JOHN TEN EYCK DE WITT, 

Oradell, N. J. 

Son of Rev. Richard DeWitt, A.B. Rutgers 1860, N. B. Seminary 
1863, clergyman R. C. A., and Katharine Hammond (DeWitt). De- 
scended from Colonel Charles DeWitt, one of the most prominent men of 
Ulster County, N. Y., in the political events which preceded and accom- 
panied the War of the Revolution. Born at Guilford, Ulster County, 
N. Y., September 22, 1867. Before entering college, resided at Spring 
Valley, N. Y. ; Kingston, N. Y. ; Wallkill, N. Y. Prepared at district 
school and studied at home, being both teacher and pupil most of the 
time. Latin Salutatory, Second Honor Phi Beta Kappa, Brodhead Classi- 
cal Prize, John Parker Winner Memorial Prize in Mental Science. 
Played on lacrosse team four years. Delta Upsilon. Graduated, New 
Brunswick Theological Seminary, 1892. Licensed by Classis of Ulster, 
1892; Ordained by Classis of Bergen, 1892. Residence, since leaving 
Seminary, at Oradell, N. J. Pastor Oradell Reformed Church, 1892- 
1903. Custom House clerk, New York, 1903 — . Rutgers A.B. Inde- 
pendent Republican. Avocation, gardening, poultry raising, chess. Mar- 
ried, October 31, 1894, at Oradell, N. J., Adaline Veldran, daughter of 
William Veldran and Margaretta G. Duyckinck. Children; Mary Vel- 
dran DeWitt, born August 8, 1895 ; Anna DeWitt, born August 9, 1896 ; 
John Willard DeWitt, born March 25, 1898; Douglas Holden and Doro- 
thy Hammond DeWitt, born July 1, 1899; Margaret DeWitt, born July 
18, 1903. Relatives among the alumni of Rutgers: Richard DeWitt, 1860, 
father; Elmore DeWitt, 1886, and Henry R. DeWitt, 1898, brothers; 
E. Johnson DeWitt, 1915, nephew. Two oldest daughters graduated from 
Montclair State Normal School, January, 1916, and both are now 
teaching. 

SAMUEL DE WITT DRURY.* 

Mr. Drury was born at Rhinebeck, N. Y., March 28, 1867. He was 
the son of Samuel Drury. Preparing for college at a private school in 
Rhinebeck, he was for a time a member of the class of 1889 at Rutgers 
in the classical course. After leaving college he resided in New York City 
until 1889, and then at Tompkinsville, Staten Island. On May 22, 1892, 
Mr. Drury married Miss Ellen J. Thompson, of Stapleton, Staten Island. 
His widow survives him. He died March 1, 1910. 

GEORGE VAN WAGONEN DURYEE.* 

Born in Jersey City, N. J., August 10, 1868. His father, Rev. Wil- 
liam Rankin Duryee, D.D., was at that time pastor of the Lafayette Re- 
formed Church of Jersey City, and later, Professor of Ethics, Evidences 
of Christianity and the English Bible at Rutgers (1891-97). Both his 



8 Class of 1889. 

father and his grandfather, Mr. Peter S. Duryee, were Trustees of Rut- 
gers. Preparing for college at Hasbrouck Institute, Jersey City, Mr. 
Duryee graduated from Rutgers in 1889 with the degree of Bachelor of 
Arts. After two years in the office of Brown Brothers & Co., in New 
York City, he began the study of law, but soon relinquished it to join in 
the formation of the stock brokerage firm of Kingsley, Mabon & Duryee. 
The business was prospering when, in 1893, he was compelled to leave it 
by the approach of disease. He removed to Saranac Lake and made it 
his home for the remainder of his life. In 1896 he served as school 
trustee, in 1903 as a village trustee, and in 1905 as village president. In 
1905 he was the prime mover in the organization of the Board of Trade. 
In 1907 he organized a free library, which was soon provided with a 
handsome building. From 1899 he had engaged in the real estate. business 
at Saranac Lake, and in 1901 he organized a model dairy farm. At the 
time of his death Mr. Duryee was a director and vice president of the 
Adirondack National Bank, a director of the Rockledge Company and of 
the Tuberculosis Society. He was a member of the Century Association 
and of the Grolier Club of New York City, and of various clubs at Sara- 
nac. In 1896 Mr. Duryee married Miss Margaret Van Nest Smith, of 
Newark, N. J. Plis widow, one daughter and one son survive him. Mr. 
Duryee died, after a long illness, at his home at Saranac Lake, N. Y., 
June 27, 1912. 

HAROLD DIOSSY FORCE, 

160 Claremont Avenue, New York City. 

Son of Silas Cook Force, oil merchant, and Viola M. Diossy (Force). 
Paternal ancestor, Peter Force, of Washington, D. C, writer of American 
History for Congress ; testimonial stone in Washington Monument by 
American Historical Society. Paternal grandfather, William Monroe 
Force, prominent New Jersey citizen, in politics, commerce and agricul- 
ture. Born at Jersey City, N. J., October 25, 1867. Resided, before en- 
tering college, at Newark, N. J. Preparatory education received at New- 
ark Academy, Newark, N. J. Prize Essay on English Literature ; Prize 
Essay on Foreign Missions. Class Historian, Senior year; Associate 
Editor of Aargum, Junior year; Senior Editor of Targum, Senior year; 
Member varsity lacrosse team, class football team. Zeta Psi. Since 
leaving college, attended Columbia College Law School, 1890-91 ; School 
of Commerce, Accounts and Finance, Newark, N. J., 1898. Residences, 
since leaving college, Newark, N. J., 1889-93; Roseville, N. J., 1894-97; 
New York City, 1898-1916. Occupations since leaving college: Ameri- 
can travel (Canada, Western states, and the south), 1889; Law Student, 
1890-91; Secretary ao Grandfather's Estate, 1892-93; Vice President 
Cliff & Guibert R. R. Spring Co., 1895-98; Accountant in commercial 
and stock brokerage houses. 1899-1901; Public Accountant, 1902-07; 



Class of 1889. 9 

Expert Accountant and Efficiency Engineer for Bureau of Municipal 
Research (N. Y.) and for the City of New York, 1908-16. B.Sc, Rut- 
gers, 1889; Master of Science, M.Sc, Rutgers College, 1910. Episco- 
palian, with leaning towards Christian Science. Politics, Independent. 
Avocation, boating, rowing, automobiling. Married, June 25, 1895, New- 
ark, N. J., Mary Anne Cliff, daughter of Edward Cliff and Mary Anne 
Cliff, of Oswego, N. Y.; died January 12, 1913. Married (2), April 31, 
1914, to Marie Elizabeth Kidd, daughter of Joseph L. Kidd and Mary A. 
Kidd, of Williamsburg, Pa. One child, Viola Mary Force, born April 25, 
1912. No relatives among the alumni of Rutgers. Writings : Articles on 
Municipal Administration and Finance, including efficiency, economy 
and accountancy, Journal of Accountancy, Ronald Press, N. Y., 1909- 
1911-1915; Preparation of data (1916) preliminary to publication of 
book on Municipal Administration and Finance. Chosen by Controller 
Metz of New York City on original staff of experts, in 1908, to inaugu- 
rate, devise and install modern business methods in the city government 
offices of New York, 1910-16. Development and permanent establish- 
ment of modern methods, economy and efficiency in the Mayor's Depart- 
ment of New York City. 

RICHARD THURSTON GREENE,. 

544 West 114th Street, New York City. 

Son of James Gardner Greene, inventor (Singer Manufacturing Com- 
pany), and Mary Helen Rice (Greene). Tenth generation of American 
descendants from John Greene, surgeon, who emigrated from Salisbury, 
England, in 1635, and first settled at Salem, Mass., where he was asso- 
ciated with Roger Williams. He followed Roger Williams to Providence 
in 1636-7, and was one of the first who received home lots. He was one 
of the original twelve "neighbors" to whom Roger Williams transferred 
all the lands he purchased from Canonicus Miantonomi between the Paw- 
tuxet River on the south side and the Mooshassuck River on the north. 
(For further particulars see "The Greenes of Rhode Island," N.Y. 1903.) 
On maternal side is in the eighth generation of American descendant 
from Edmund Rice, who emigrated from Barkhamstead, Hertfordshire 
County, England, in 1638-9, and settled in Sunbury, Mass., arid shared in 
the three divisions of Sudbury land, the first of which was in 1639. Born 
at Port Henry, Essex County, N. Y., June 29, 1867. Residences before 
entering college, Port Henry, N. Y., Rochester, N. Y., Elizabeth, N. J. 
Preparatory education at Rochester Free Academy. Intercollegiate de- 
bater. Sophomore and Senior Class Poet; Editor and Business Manager 
of Scarlet Letter. Delta Kappa Epsilon. Albany Law School, 1891 
(first honors). Admitted to the bar, N. Y. Supreme Court, September 
17, 1891 ; U. S. Circuit Court, February 7, 1898; Supreme Court of the 
United States, October 14, 1913. Residences since leaving college: 



10 Class of 1889. 

Elizabeth, N. J., until 1896; New York City, since 1896. Attorney and 
counsellor-at-law ; Director, Lawyers Title and Trust Co. ; Director, Nip- 
issing Mines Co. ; director various other corporations. B.S., Rutgers 
College, June 19, 1889; LL.B., Union University (Albany Law School), 
June 17, 1891. President D. K. E. Council; President Rutgers Alumni 
Association; President Society of Genesee; President West Side Repub- 
lican Club; President Round Table; Member of Association of the Bar 
of the City of New York, State Bar Association, New York County Law- 
yers' Association, Kane Lodge, 454, F. & A. M., Republican Club, 
India House. Presbyterian. Republican. Avocation, stereoscopic 
photography, travel, automobiling. Married, June 21, 1896, at Elizabeth, 
N. J., Charlotte Louise Berry, daughter of Ex-Mayor Samuel J. Berry of 
Elizabeth, N. J. Children: Charlotte Louise, born January 17, 1897; 
Helen, born January 31, 1900; Marion, born June 15, 1904; Karolyn, 
born August 27, 1905 ; Thurston, born November 10, 1907. No relatives 
among the alumni of Rutgers. 

WILLIAM WATSON HALLOCK, 

314 East 18th Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. . 

Son of Rev. Joseph Newton Hallock, D.D., editor, and Mary Emily 
Young (Hallock). Born at Brooklyn, N. Y., on November 19, 1865. 
Preparatory education at Lockwood's Academy, Brooklyn Polytechnic 
Institute, Rutgers Prep. School. Second Sophomore Oratory Prize; 
Junior Orator; Address to Under-classmen. Lacrosse team (4 years); 
Editor Scarlet Letter. Delta Phi. Attended Eastman's Business College 
after leaving college. Residence after leaving college, Brooklyn, N. Y. 
Associate Editor, "The Christian Work.'' A.M. Central Congregational 
Church. Politics, Independent. Avocation, golf, tennis, boating. Mar- 
ried, February 9, 1893, Bessie Cargill Kimball, daughter of Prof. Rodney 
Glentworth Kimball and Sarah P. Rawson. No relatives among the 
alumni of Rutgers. 

ALBERT BODWELL HARRISON, 

Son of Charles Wesley Harrison, graduate in medical course, farmer, 
and Mary A. Bodwell (Harrison). Father's side forbears members of 
Xew Haven Colony, A. D. 1644. Mother's family, pre-revolutionary 
stock of South Norwalk, Conn. Born at Irvington, N. J., January 19, 
1868, and resided there until entering college. Preparatory education at 
Irvington Public School ; Newark Academy, 1885. Residences since 
leaving college: Pittsburgh, Pa., 1891-1908; Dover, Del., 1908, till present 
time. Assistant Chemist, Crane Chemical Co., Short Hills, N. J., 1889; 
Assistant Chemist, Sharpsville Iron Co., 1889; Chemist, Clinton Iron & 
Steel Co., Pittsburgh, 1890-1900 ; Superintendent, Clinton I. & S. Co., 



Class of 1889. 11 

1900-08; retired 1908; now farming. Member Engineers' Society of West- 
ern Pennsylvania; St. John's Lodge, Pittsburgh (Masonic; Zocco Lodge, 
Pittsburgh (Odd Fellows) ; Ben Hur Com. (K. of Malta) ; Supt. Duq. 
Hts. M. E. S. S. (Pittsburgh), 1894-98; Treasurer Trustees, Asbury 
Church, 1912; Supt. Asbury S. S., 1911; Dist. Steward of Dover Dist. ; 
Dist. Pres. of S. S. Association. Methodist Episcopalian. Independent 
Republican (on dry side). Avocation, agriculture and horticulture for 
profit and pleasure, social service and S. S. work. Married, at Irvine^n. 
N. J., August 22, 1890, Anna C. Baldwin, daughter of Henry S. and Mary 
Condit Baldwin; and (2) at Pittsburgh, Pa., November 28, 1900, Lena 
Rohm, daughter of Frank I. and Mary Schmidt Rohm. Children : Theo- 
dora, born January 21, 1894, deceased; Henry Theodore, born August 28, 
1901, deceased; Edwin Albert, born January 22, 1906, living — very much 
so. No relatives among the alumni of Rutgers. Read various papers be- 
fore Engineering Society of Western Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh Foundry- 
men's Association, published in proceedings, and trade papers and vari- 
ous laboratory methods at different times. 

ISAAC MAC MUNN HOLLY, 

673 St. Mark's Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y. 

Son of Starr Gould Holly, captain in Union Army, and Mary Fraser 
Reed (Holly). Father of Pilgrim ancestry and mother of Holland 
Dutch stock. Born at New York City, August 3, 1868. Residences be- 
fore entering college, New York City and Bedminster, N. J. Preparatory 
education received in McNair's School at Bedminster (1st honor). Won 
several prizes in athletics and debating at academy. Second prize, 1887 
and 1888; general athletics, standing and running high jump. Treasurer 
Senior Class ; Secretary Peitho. Literary Society ; Vice President Junior 
Class, 1889; President Glee Club. Standing and running high jump rec- 
ord ; second prize best general athlete ; mile run ; 100 yard dash ; lacrosse 
team; foot-ball team, 1886-89; Glee Club, 1885-89. Delta Kappa Epsilon. 
Long Island College Hospital, 1894-97. Received license to practice 
medicine May 30, 1897. Residences since leaving college: Glen Gardner, 
N. J., 1889-92 ; Brooklyn, N. Y., 1892 to present time. Chief timekeeper, 
L. I. R. R., at Morris Park, L. I., 1891-92; medical student, 1893-97. 
M.D., L. I. College Hospital, 1897; A.M., Rutgers, 1902. Leader N. Y. 
University Glee Club, 1892-93; Solo Tenor, N. Y. Avenue Methodist 
Church ; Solo Tenor, Green Avenue Baptist Church ; Surgeon, K. C. W., 
St. John's Hospital ; L. I. College Hospital ; Chief Surgeon, Kenilworth 
Sanitarium, Pluckamin, N. J. Presbyterian. Republican. Avocation, 
golf, chess and billiards. Married, April 21, 1889, at New York City, 
Emma Van Natta, daughter of John R. and Elizabeth Van Natta. Chil- 
dren: Starr Gould Holly, born July 9, 1890; Evelyn Emma Van Natta 
Holly, born April 22, 1900. No relatives among the alumni of Rutgers. 



12 Class of 1889. 

Explored fastnesses of San Bias Indians in Panama; also northern Pan- 
ama. Have just finished 950th laparotomy; inventor of several surgical 
instruments, and also original X-ray apparatus. 

EDWARD HOWELL. 
Information refused. 

CHARLES EDWIN INGERSOLL, 

30 Desmond Avenue, Jamaica, N. Y. 

Son of Edwin Dwight, who wrote brief that tried the first convicted 
infringer of patent rights in U. S. Patent Office, also founded field force 
of the Railroad Y. M. C. A.'s, 1875-92, and Harriet Van Orden Doane 
(Ingersoll), granddaughter of Col. P. P. Schuyler, of Albany, N. Y., and 
Natchez, Miss. Born at Akron, Ohio, September 11, 1865. Residence 
before entering college, Brooklyn, N. Y. Preparatory education received 
at Rutgers Preparatory School. Attended Rutgers in '86, '87 and '88, and 
first term '89. President Y. M. C. A. ; Captain baseball team. Delta Phi. 
Residences since leaving college: Denver, Colo., 1890-93; Brooklyn, 
1894; Palenville, N. Y., 1895; London, England, 1899; Lausanne, Swit- 
zerland, 1903-04; London, England, 1905-10; Brooklyn, 1911-12; 
Jamaica, L. I., 1913-16. Real estate and investments, Denver; European 
agent for American goods, based on patents, London. Dutch Reformed. 
Politics, Independent. Married, at Boston, Mass, September 19, 1900, 
Diana H. Stevens, daughter of Frederick H. and Katherine Zeegers, of 
Boston, formerly of Arnheim, Holland. No relatives among the alumni 
of Rutgers. 

ROBERT HANTHORN INGERSOLL, 

104 So. Baton Rouge Ave., Atlantic City, N. J. 

Son of Denman Bevis Ingersoll, M.D. University of Pennsylvania, 
and Mary Dunham Hanthorn (Ingersoll). Born at May's Landing, 
Atlantic County, N. J., November 17, 1868. Residence before entering 
college, May's Landing, N. J. Preparatory education at State Model 
School, Trenton. Studied law in office of J. E. P. Abbott, May's Land- 
ing; studied law in office of Hon. Allen B. Endicott, Atlantic City. Ad- 
mitted to practice law, New Jejrsey, June 5, 1890; admitted to practice 
in U. S. Supreme Court, April 27, 1903. Residence since leaving col- 
lege; Atlantic City, N. J. Coroner of Atlantic County for three years; 
Alderman and President City Council, Atlantic City, 1895-96; Recorder, 
Atlantic City, 1896-98; Judge District Court, Atlantic City, 1898-1911; 
Sheriff, Atlantic County, 1911-14. Examiner and Special Master in 
Chancery; Supreme Court Commissioner. Methodist. Republican. 
Avocation, automobiling. Married. Emma S. Skirm, at Trenton, N. J., 
and (2) Eva J. Hentz, at Philadelphia, Pa. 



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STEPHEN JACKSON KEEFE, 

Elizabeth, New Jersey. 

Son of Lawrence James Keefe, manufacturer, and Ellen Jackson 
(Keefe). Born at Rahway, N. J., September 23, 1867. Residence be- 
fore entering college, Rahway, N. J. Preparatory education received at 
Rahway Grammar and High Schools and Rutgers Grammar School. 
Year in college, 1885-86. Delta Upsilon. University of New York Medi- 
cal College. Residences since leaving college: Rahway, N. J., to 1889; 
Woodbridge, N. J., 1889-92; Elizabeth, N. J., 1892—. M.D. 1889. Epis- 
copalian. Republican. Married (1) Anna Balen-Americai, July 4, 1901, 
and (2) Julia Balen-Americai, June 15, 1906, daughters of James Dun- 
lop Balen and Julia Meyers Balen. One child, Eileen Ann Keefe, born 
December 7, 1902. No relatives among the alumni of Rutgers. 

JAMES HARVEY KEELING, JR., 

Ill South Orchard Street, Watertown, N. Y. 

Son of James H. Keeling, carpenter and builder, of Utica, N. Y., and 
Susan Miller (Keeling). Born at Utica, N. Y., December 27, 1864. 
Residence before entering college, Utica, N. Y. Preparatory education 
at the Utica Free Academy, now the Utica High School. During the 
year when graduated from academy and going to college was Assistant 
Secretary Utica Y. M. C. A. During early years frequently saw Presi- 
dent Grant, who was guest of Roscoe Conkling in Utica. Phi Beta 
Kappa; Philosophical Oration at graduation; Presenter of Class Memor- 
ial; President College Y. M. C. A.; Tunis Quick Prize; Van Vechten 
Prize; Sloan Prize. Chi Psi. Yale Divinity School, 1889-92. Licensed 
in New Haven, Conn., 1892; Ordained at Philadelphia, N. Y., 1893. 
Residences since leaving college: Philadelphia, N. Y., 1892-98, and 
1901-04; Dunkirk, Ind., 1899-1901; Deer River, N. Y., 1907-12; Water- 
town, N. Y., 1912-16. Clergyman. A.B., 1889, Rutgers; B.D., 1892, 
Yale. President Watertown S. S. Union, 1913; Secretary Jefferson 
County Ministerial Association, 1915. Presbyterian. Politics, Inde- 
pendent. Married, at Watertown, N. Y., 1916, Bessie Belle Wilson, 
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Wilson. No relatives among the 
alumni of Rutgers. 

JAMES HASBROUCK LE FEVRE.* 

Mr. LeFevre was born at Raritan, N. J., February 28, 1867. He was 
the son of Rev. James Le Fevre, D.D., of the class of 1854 at Rutgers. 
Preparing at the Rutgers Grammar School, the son was for four years a 
member of the class of 1889 at Rutgers, taking the scientific course. 
After leaving college he was connected with the Pennsylvania Steel Com- 
pany, at Steelton, Pa., and later with other steel concerns in the United 



14 Class of 1889. 

States and Canada. He manufactured the first steel made in Canada at 
the plant of the Dominion Iron and Steel Company, Sidney, N. S. He 
was vice president and general manager of the Hamilton Tube Company, 
at Welland, Ontario. He was one of the promoters of the Electric Steel 
and Metals Company, and vice president of the Standard Tube and 
Fence Company, of Woodstock, Ont. On April 7, 1896, Mr. LeFevre 
married Miss Florence Howard, of Lawrence, Mass. His widow and 
two sons survive him. He died on October 23, 1914. 

REV. GEORGE ARMSTRONG LIGGETT, 

Springfield, N. J. 

Son of Rev. John Albert Liggett, D.D., pastor of Second Presbyterian 
Church, Rahway, N. J., for 37 years, and Mary Boyd Armstrong (Lig- 
gett). Born at Rahway, N. J., and resided there until entering college. 
Preparatory education at Pingry School, Elizabeth, 1882-85. Zeta Psi. 
Ordination, Rahway, 1892. Residences since leaving college: Deposit, 
N. Y., 1892-1900; Richmond Hill, New York City, 1900-13; Springfield, 
N. J., 1913—. Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Deposit, N. Y., 1892- 
1900; Pastor, Union Congregational Church, Richmond Hill, New York 
City, 1900-13 ; Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Springfield, N. J., 
1913. Doctor of Philosophy, from University of the City of New 
York, 1895. Presbyterian. Politics, variable. Married, June 27, 1900, 
at Afton, N. Y., May Ursula Caswell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harri- 
son Richmond Caswell. No relatives among the alumni of Rutgers. 

HARVEY LOSEE, 

Upper Red Hook, N. Y. 

Son of John Eckert Losee, M.D., and Mary Elizabeth Knickerbocker 
(Losee). Descendant of Simeon Loysee, who came from Holland in 
1651 and was noted for his piety and fighting (Bergen's History of Long 
Island). Fifteen paternal relatives were in the wars of 1776, 1812, and 
1861. Born at Upper Red Hook, N. Y., March 30, 1867, and resided 
there until entering college. Preparatory education, De Garmo Institute, 
Rhinebeck, N. Y., 1881-83 ; Rutgers Prep. School, 1884-85. Class Presi- 
dent, Freshman year ; Member of Targum staff. Held college record 
during course for 100 and 220 yard dash and kicking football ; played 
left end and right field on the varsity. Delta Phi. New York University 
Medical College, 1895-98; Class President, Senior year. 1890, Instructor 
in English in Tivoli Military Institute; 1891, Studied in Germany; 1892-3, 
taught German in Western Reserve Academy; 1894, Athletic Director, 
Pittsfield Y. M. C. A. A.B., Rutgers, 1889; M.D., New York Univer- 
sity, 1898. Reformed Church. Politics, intelligent voter. Avocation, 
raising fine apples. Married, September 5, 1906, at Red Hook, N. Y., 



Class of 1889. 15 

Rosalie May Fraleigh, daughter of John A. Fraleigh and Irene Curtis. 
Children : John Losee, born July 7, 1907 ; Lawrence Knickerbocker Losee, 
born April 30, 1909. Relatives among the alumni of Rutgers: Cousin, 
Mulford Knickerbocker 70; uncles, George S. Knickerbocker 71, Wil- 
liam E. Knickerbocker 73 ; brother, Edwin K. Losee '85 ; nephews, Edwin 
L. Losee '16, James K. Losee '20. 

HARRY DREER McCORMICK. 
Information refused. 

CHARLES MAAR, 

538 Morris Street, Albany, N. Y. 

Son of Henry Maar, merchant, and Katharine (Steller) Maar. Born 
at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., September 6, 1864, and resided there until enter- 
ing college. Preparatory education at public schools and at Col. John R. 
Leslie's Classical Academy, Poughkeepsie. Spent some time in business 
life, including four years in printing and newspaper work, before enter- 
ing college. Second Sloan Entrance Prize ; Ivy Oration, Class Day ; 
Commencement Speaker ; Phi Beta Kappa. Delta Upsilon. New Bruns- 
wick Theological Seminary, 1 year; Auburn Theological Seminary, 2 
years. Licensed at Poughkeepsie, June, 1892; ordained at Owasco Lake, 
October, 1892 ; Reformed Church in America. Residences since leaving 
college: Auburn, N. Y., 1890-93; Cobleskill, N. Y., 1893-95; Syracuse, 
N. Y., 1895-99; Upper Red Hook, N. Y., 1899-1903; Wallkill, N. Y., 
1903-07 ; Albany, N. Y., 1907—. Pastor of Reformed churches; Clerk in 
N. Y. State Insurance Department. A.B., Rutgers, 1889 ; A.M., Rutgers, 
1892. Republican. Married, at Owasco Lake, N. Y., August 8, 1894, 
Elsie Maria, daughter of George Rapellyea and Mary Lucena (Post) 
Peterson. Children: Carl Henry Maar, born March 3, 1897; Mary 
P. Maar, born August 23, 1900; Katherine Maar, born April 9, 1904; 
Georgiana Maar, born May 15, 1906. No relatives among the alumni of 
Rutgers. Has written numerous articles in daily, weekly and monthly 
periodicals, including "The Mysterious SS," in The Green Bag of Sep- 
tember, 1913; biographical contributions to the Encyclopedia Americana; 
editorials in Albany newspapers. In preparation : Biography of "Simeon 
DeWitt" (Rutgers, 1776), "Elmendorf Family Record," "Stories from 
Crevecoeur's Travels in Pennsylvania and New York." 

CORNELIUS BRUYN MARSHALL.* 

Mr. Marshall was born at Metuchen, N. J., February 18, 1867, and 
died at the same place, of typhoid fever, October 6, 1889. After leaving 
college, he was for two years connected with the Edison Electric Light 
Station on Pearl street, New York City. 



16 Class of 1889. 

KOJIRO MATSUKATA, 

Kobe, Japan. 

Son of Masayoshi Matsukata, LL.D., Oxford, England, Marquis, 
Prime Minister twice, Japan, and Masako, nee Kawakami. Born at 
Kagoshima, Japan, December 1, 1865, and resided at Tokio before enter- 
ing college. Preparatory education at Tokio University Preparatory 
School and Rutgers Grammar School. One year in college. Delta Upsi- 
lon. Yale Law School; Prof. S. E. Baldwin's office, two years. Resi- 
dence since leaving college, Kobe, Japan. President of the Kawasaki 
Dockyard Co., Ltd., Kobe, Japan. LL.B. in 1888; M.L. 1889; D.C.L. 
1890. Chairman of the Kobe Chamber of Commerce. Married, Decem- 
ber 21, 1896, Yoshi Kuki, nee Viscount. Children: Masahiko, born in 
1897; Hanako (girl), born in 1898; Yoshihiko, born 1900; Kosuke, born 
1901; Katsuhiko, born 1903; Jameko (girl), born 1908. No relatives 
among the alumni of Rutgers. 

GEORGE MORRIS, 

161 Washington Street, Bloomfield, N. J. 

Son of George W. Morris, farmer, member Township Board of Edu- 
cation, other local offices, and Mary Matthews Lufburrow (Morris). 
Born at Middletown Township, N. J., January 30, 1865. Residences be- 
fore entering college, on farm where born, with exception of one year's 
residence at Keyport, N. J. Preparatory education: Township Public 
Schools of Middletown and Raritan Townships until 17 years old, 1882; 
Keyport Graded School, graduated 1883 ; private study in preparation for 
college entrance. Football team. Glee Club, four years. .Delta Kappa Ep- 
silon. Columbia University, Post graduate work, 1901. Residences 
since leaving college : 1889-90, New Brunswick ; Brooklyn, Oceanic, 
N. J., and Bloomfield, N. J. 1889-90, Assistant to Dr. Aus- 
ten in Chemical Laboratory, Rutgers College, and 1890-91, Chem- 
ist in dye wood works ; 1892-93, taught in Polytechnic Institute, 
Brooklyn ; 1893-94, taught public school in Middletown Township ; 1894- 
97, Principal Public School, Oceanic, N. J. ; 1897-1904, taught Mathemat- 
ics, Erasmus Hall High School, Brooklyn; 1904 to present time, Princi- 
pal High School and Superintendent of Schools, Bloomfield, N. J. B.Sc, 
Rutgers, 1889; M.Sc, Rutgers, 1894; A.M., Columbia, 1901. President 
N. J. State Teachers' Association, 1912. Methodist. Independent in 
politics. Avocation, fishing and golf. Married, at Keyport, N. J., June 
17, 1896, Emma V. Arrowsmith, daughter of Stephen V. and Sarah 
Sproul Arrowsmith. Children : Helen A. Morris, born February 6, 1898 ; 
Stephanie V. Morris, born March 8, 1904. Relatives among the alumni 
of Rutgers : the Aliens of Red Bank and Lufburrows of Atlantic High- 
lands. Writings: "Parental Schools," School Journal, March, 1906; 



Class of 1889. 17 

"Some Phases of a Teacher's Relation to Her Work," School Journal, 
March, 1907 ; "Bloomfield Special Class," Journal of Education, Sep- 
tember, 1908 ; "Talk to Teachers," Journal of Education, September, 1909. 

WILLIAM SHIELDS MYERS, 
25 Madison Avenue, New York City. 
Son of Benjamin F. Myers and Elizabeth Shields (Myers). Born at 
Albany, N. Y., December 15, 1866. Preparatory education, Albany Acad- 
emy, 1881-85. Phi Beta Kappa. Chi Phi. From 1890-92 studied at 
Munich and at Berlin under von Hoffmann, and in London under Sir 
William Ramsay, having the distinction of being the first American pupil 
of Sir William Ramsay at University College, London, England. Assist- 
ant Chemist at New Jersey Experiment Station, 1888-89; Chemist with 
Lister Chemical Works, 1892-93; Associate Professor of Chemistry at 
Rutgers College and Chemist of Geological Survey, 1893-1901 ; Director 
of Chilean Nitrate Propaganda for United States and its Colonies, 1901 
to date. B.Sc. 1889, M.Sc. 1894, and D.Sc. 1908, Rutgers College. Fel- 
low of Chemical Society, Life Member Society of Chemical Industry of 
Great Britain, American Chemical Society, A. A. A. S., British Associa- 
tion Adv. Science, American Academy Political and Social Science ; 
Zoological Society of New York, N. Y. Botanical Society, National Geo- 
graphic Society, University Club of New York, Traffic Club, Chemists' 
Club, Economic Club, Authors' Club of London, Member of Nitrate 
Council of Chile, Chi Phi Fraternity, Trustee of Rutgers College, Trustee 
of Okolona Industrial Institute, Okolona, Mississippi. Episcopalian. 
Republican. Avocation, farming. Married, September 11, 1889, at New 
Brunswick, N. J., Annie Tayler Lambert. One child, William Lambert 
Myers, born October 22, 1891. No relatives among the alumni of Rut- 
gers. Writings : "Food for Plants," "Review of Our Present Knowl- 
edge of Sodium Nitrate," "Cultivation of Tobacco," "Cultivation of Cot- 
ton," "Cultivation of Citrus Fruits." 

FRANKLIN D. NORRIS, 

Shavertown, N. Y. 
Son of Rev. James Norris and Eunice Louise Avery (Norris). Born 
at Shavertown, N. Y., December 30, 1861. Preparatory education, Shav- 
ertown, N. Y., Delhi, N. Y., and Rutgers Grammar School. One year in 
college. Residence since leaving college, Shavertown, N. Y. Occupation, 
farming. Elder in church ; President of Y. M. C. A. Church connection, 
U. P. Church of Shavertown. Politics, none. Avocation, baseball. 
Married, August 8, 1888, at Downsville, N. Y., Electa Caroline Tidd, 
daughter of Charles Tidd and Julana Bernhardt Tidd. Children : Flor- 
ence Julia, born August 7, 1889; Katharine Elizabeth, born July 23, 
1895; Gertrude Louise, born October 10, 1898; James Conger, born 
September 21, 1906. Relative among the alumni of Rutgers, Rev. James. 
Avery Norris. 



18 Class of 1889. 

WILLIAM CONDIT OGDEN.* 

Mr. Ogden was born at Troy Hill, N. J., February 4, 1866. After 
attending college for a time with the class of 1889, he entered upon the 
study and practice of engineering. His residence at the time of his death 
was at Dover, N. H., where he was city engineer and engineer of the 
State boulevard and of the electric road. He was a member of the Free 
Will Baptist Church, and president for several years of the Young Men's 
Christian Association. He died October 12, 1903. 



KUMAKICHIRO OISHI. 
Information unobtainable. 

JOHN OSBORN POLAK, 

Son of Karl Theodore Polak and Mary Osborn (Polak). Descended 
from George Monk-Duke of Argyle on maternal side. Born at Brooklyn, 
N. Y., March 12, 1870. Residences before entering college, Brooklyn, 
N. Y., and Plainfield, N. J. Preparatory education, Plainfield Public 
School, Leal's Preparatory School, Rutgers Preparatory School. Mana- 
ger Athletic Association, captain lacrosse team, manager of Scarlet Let- 
ter. Bicycle race, indoor meet, 1887 ; one-half mile run. Chi Phi. 
Long Island College Hospital, 1890-91 ; Medical Department, University 
of Vermont, 1890-91, March-August of each year. Licensed to practice 
medicine and surgery at Brooklyn, N. Y., 1891. Residence since leaving 
college, Brooklyn, N. Y. Professor of Obstetrics, New York Post- 
Graduate Medical School ; Professor of Obstetrics, Dartmouth Medical 
School; Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Long Island College 
Hospital ; Chief Surgeon, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 
Long Island College Hospital M.Sc. 1901, F.A.C.S. 1913. President 
Medical Society County of Kings, 1910; Delegate to American Medical 
Association, 1908-16. Presbyterian. Democrat. Avocation, automobil- 
ing, golf and tennis. Married, June 12, 1895, at Brooklyn, Bertha Louise 
Pitkin, a descendant of Governor William Pitkin, second colonial gov- 
ernor of Connecticut. One child, Mary Osborn Polak, born November 
10, 1896. No relatives among the alumni of Rutgers. Writings: Manual 
of Obstetrics, D. Appleton & Co., 1914; Manual of Gynecology, Lea & 
Febiger, 1915. 

HENRY LIVINGSTON RUPERT, 

1 Madison Avenue, New York City. 

Son of Conrad Rupert, member G. A. R., who fought in 177th Vols. 
N. Y. under General Banks at Port Hudson, La., and Anna M. W. Bar- 
calow (Rupert). Born at Middlebush, Somerset County, N. J., January 



- Class of 1889. 19 

25, 1867. Residences before entering college, East Millstone, N. J., New 
Brunswick and Newark, Wayne' County, N. Y. Preparatory education, 
Rutgers College Grammar School. Beta Theta Pi. Studied law in office 
of E. K. Burnham at Newark, Wayne County, N. Y. Admitted to the 
bar, Rochester, N. Y., October 9, 1891. Residences since leaving college, 
Newark, N. Y., until 1897, New York City to 1899, and North Pelham, 
Westchester County, N. Y. Formerly Counsel for Village of North 
Pelham, N. Y., and President Board of Education, Town of Pelham, N. Y. 
Episcopalian. Independent Democrat. Married, at Jersey City, N. J., 
November 3, 1888, Eme Van Buskirk Garretson, daughter of Anna M. 
Garretson (formerly Merrill) and Henry V. D. Garretson. Children: 
Stephen E. G. Rupert, born December 31, 1890, and. Anna (Nina) B. 
Rupert, born November 16, 1889. No relatives among the alumni of 
Rutgers. 

SAM CORLE SCHENCK, 

Metuchen, N. J. 

Son of Dennis Van Liew Schenck, farmer, and Mary Elizabeth Corle 
(Schenck). Paternal great-grandfather, Captain John Schenck of Revo- 
lutionary Army. Maternal grandfather, Judge Sam Corle. Born on 
Prospect Farm, near Lambertville, N. J., October 16, 1866, where he 
resided until entering college. Preparatory education : Public School, 
1871-77; Private School, Miss Carpenter's, Lambertville, N. J., 1881-83; 
Rutgers Grammar School, 1883-85. A.B. 1889, A.M. 1894. Business 
Manager Targum, 1888-89. Chi Phi. Residences since leaving college: 
New York City, 1889-97; Brooklyn, N. Y., 1897-1906; Sewickley, Pa., 
1906-09 ; Metuchen, N. J., 1909 to present. Electrical apprentice, Edison 
Electric Illuminating Co., 1889-91 ; Electrical testing room, C. & C. Elec- 
tric Co., 1891-93; salesman C. & C. Electric Co., 1893-96; salesman 
Crocker Wheeler Co., 1897; Superintendent of Construction, H. B. 
Coho Co., 1898-1900; salesman Sterling Varnish Co., 1901-03; salesman 
Westinghouse Electric Mfg. Co., 1904-05 ; General Manager Sterling 
Varrfish Co., 1906-08; Sales Manager Invincible Renovator Co., 1909; 
salesman Westinghouse Electric Co., 1910; Eastern Manager Belden Mfg. 
Co., 1911 to date. High Priest Crescent Chapter No. 220, R. A. M., 
1900; also life member Crescent Lodge No. 402, F. & A. M., New York- 
City. Member Boston City Club, Boston, Mass., and Machinery Club, 
New York City. No church connection. Politics, Independent. Avoca- 
tion, bridge. Married, April 19, 1897, at Fordham, N. Y., Cecelia M. 
Kinney, daughter of Thomas and Abbie Cullen Kinney. Children : Mary 
Elizabeth, born February 27, 1899; Cecelia Kinney, born September 3, 
1901 ; Sam Corle, born March 9, 1904; Lois Variant born April 28, 1907; 
Joan Van Liew, born March 25, 1909; Robert Cullen, born May 4, 1911 ; 
Marjorie Lambert, born May 26, 1913 ; Katharine, born October 17, 1915. 



20 Class of 1889. 

Names of relatives among the alumni of Rutgers : Cousins : L. H. Schenck 
73, John L. Schenck '83, George B. Schenck '93, William H. William- 
son 74, M. M. Corle '85, Gabriel Ludlow '95, George Ludlow '95, R. L. 
Schenck '10. 



CHARLES JUDSON SCUDDER, 

Care Janeway & Carpender, New Brunswick, N. J. " 

Son of John Scudder, A.B., A.M., M.D., D.D., Rutgers 1859, Delta 
Phi, Missionary of the Reformed Church in America to India, and 
Sophia Weld, Vermont and Ohio. Father was son of John Scudder, 
M.D., of New York City, who was a pioneer missionary to India; the 
Scudders landed from England at Salem, Mass., in 1635. Mother — rec- 
ords of the Weld family run back into early history of Wales. Born at 
Vellore, India (South), July 12, 1866. Residences before entering col- 
lege, India, Brooklyn, Nebraska, New York. Preparatory education: 
Brooklyn, N. Y., 1878-80; Pine Pains, N. Y., 1884-85. Class football and 
baseball teams, varsity football team, Glee Club, Junior Ex., Senior Edi- 
tor Targum. Delta Phi. Phi Beta Kappa. Theological Seminary, New 
Brunswick, N. J., 1894-97. Residences since leaving college: New York 
City, 1889-94; New Brunswick, N. J., 1894-97; Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, N. 
Y., 1897-1907; New Brunswick, N. J., 1907—. Taught in Collegiate School, 
New York; Preached, Bay Ridge Reformed Church; Business (Janeway 
& Carpender), and Preaching. A.B. 1889, A.M. 1892, B.D. 1897, 
and Phi Beta Kappa. Minister, Reformed Church in America. Secre- 
tary Janeway & Carpender, New Brunswick, N. J. Republican. Avoca- 
tion, yachting, tennis, autos. Married, at New Brunswick, M. J., June 
8, 1898, Emily Porter Janeway, only daughter of Colonel and Mrs. J. J. 
Janeway, of New Brunswick, N. J. Children: Elizabeth Janeway .Scud- 
der, born May 4, 1902 ; Mary Weld Scudder, born January 7, 1906. Rela- 
tives among the alumni of Rutgers, Scudders innumerable. 

CLARENCE GOODWIN SCUDDER.* 

Clarence G. Scudder, son of the Rev. Jared W. Scudder, M.D., of 
Vellore, India, was killed in the gymnasium by accident while a member 
of the Junior class. He had been chosen one of the Junior orators at the 
approaching Commencement. He was expected to enter the ministry, and 
devote himself, as his father and grandfather had done, to missionary 
service in foreign lands. 

WILLIAM CAMPBELL SEBRING. 
Information unobtainable. 



Class of 1889. 21 

FRANK HALSEY SKINNER, 

257 Mt. Pleasant Avenue, Newark, N. J. 

Son of Daniel Moore Skinner, M.D., Surgeon U. S. Navy, 1860-65, 
and Mary Clarissa Squier (Skinner). Born at Belleville, N. J., Novem- 
ber 26, 1867, and resided there before entering college. Preparatory 
education, Newark Academy, 1880-85. Glee Club. Standing long jump 
Delta Phi. Residence since leaving college, Newark, N. J. N. Y. & N. J 
Telephone Co., Newark, N. J. ; Mercantile Agency, 100 William street 
New York City; Janeway & Carpender, wall papers, New Brunswick 
N. J. Reformed Church. Republican. Avocation, tennis. Married 
November 26, 1907, at Buffalo, N. Y., Frances Ware. Relative among 
the alumni of Rutgers, Alfred F. Skinner '83. 

GEORGE JOSEPH STEINMETZ, 

Great Notch, N. J. 

Son of George J. Steinmetz, musician. Born at New York, N. Y., 
September 27, 1869. Residences before entering college, New York, 
N. Y., Cedar Grove, N. J. Preparatory education, New Paltz Academy, 
1880-85. Peithosophian prize for declamation. Associate Editor of 
Targum. Delta Kappa Epsilon. Residences since leaving college : Cedar 
Grove, N. J., 1889-95; Little Falls, N. J., 1895-97; Great Notch, N. J., 
1897 — . Principal of various schools and Head of Department of Eng- 
lish, High School, Paterson, N. J. ; Delegate of the Paterson Teachers* 
Association to the annual convention of the N. J. State Teachers' Associa- 
tion, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1911, 1912; President of the Paterson Teachers- 
Association, 1910-11, 1911-12, 1912-13; Member Executive Committee of 
Paterson Teachers' Association, 1913-14; Member of the Executive 
Committee of the Association of English Teachers of New Jersey, 1912- 
13; President of the Paterson High School Masters' Association, 1907- 
08, 1908-09 ; President of the Department of Elementary School Educa- 
tion of the N. J. State Teachers' Association, 1912. Reformed (Dutch) 
Church. Progressive Republican. Avocation, tennis. Married, January 
5, 1895, at Little Falls, N. J., Emma Marshall Tiebout, daughter of Sam- 
uel Tiebout and Harriet M. Hall. Children: Lloyd Tiebout Steinmetz, 
born December 31, 1895; Kenneth Bruce Steinmetz, born February 14, 
1897. No relatives among the alumni of Rutgers. 

JOSEPH SCOTT STILLWELL.* 

Mr. Stillwell was born in Waverly, Ky., August 28, 1867. He was 
the son of James Stillwell. Preparing for college at Peekskill, N. Y., he 
graduated from Rutgers in 1889 with the degree of B.Sc. For several 
years he was associated with the S. S. White Dental Company, at Prince's 
Bay, Staten Island, and later in London, England. In 1902 he entered 



22 Class of 1889. 

the service of Messrs. P. Ballantine & Sons, and was their chemist until 
1911. Afterwards he was connected with the Casey Paint Company, of 
Brooklyn, for a time, and was engaged in research in his own laboratory. 
He made his home in West Orange, N. J. On November 28, 1905, Mr. 
Stillwell married Miss Marion Kimmerie, of Newark, N. J., who sur- 
vives him. He died April 10, 1914. 

JOHN PHILLIPS STREET, 

Drawer No. 1, New Haven, Conn. 

Son of John Fletcher Street, Headmaster Farnam Preparatory 
School, Beverly, N. J., A.M. Lafayette, and Emily Virginia Phillips 
(Street), daughter of John Howell Phillips, M.D. Parents of English 
and Dutch stock. A maternal ancestor, John Reading, was a colonial 
governor of New Jersey. Another ancestor, Enoch Addis, crossed the 
Delaware with Washington at the battle of Trenton. Born at Beverly, 
N. J., January 30, 1869, and resided there until entering college. Pre- 
paratory education : Farnam Preparatory School, Beverly, N. J., 1875- 
83; State Model School, Trenton, N. J., 1884-85. Phi Beta Kappa. 
Fourth Honor Man. Class Day Committee. Editor of Targum. Delta 
Upsilon. Residences since leaving college : New Brunswick, N. J., 1889- 
1907; New Haven, Conn., 1907 — . Assistant Chemist; Associate Chem- 
ist and Chemist N. J. State Agricultural Experiment Station, 1889-1907; 
Chemist Conn. State Agricultural Experiment Station, 1907 — ; Chemist 
Conn. Dairy and Food Commissioner, 1907 — ; State Chemist Connecti- 
cut, 1915 — ; President Association Official Agricultural Chemists, 1908; 
Member Federal Committee on Food Standards, 1914 — ; Associate Edi- 
tor Journal Association Official Agricultural Chemists, 1915 — . B.S., 
Rutgers, 1889; M.S., Rutgers, 1893. Treasurer Town and Gown Club, 
New Brunswick, N. J. ; Treasurer Union Club, New Brunswick, N. J. ; 
Secretary, Vice President, President, Captain of Golf Team, New Bruns- 
wick Country Club; Member of Board of Governors, Graduates' Club, 
New Haven, Conn., 1916 — . Congregationalist. Progressive Republi- 
can. Avocation, golf, bowling, camping. Married, April 26, 1900, at 
Swarthmore, Pa., Eugenie Rose, daughter of Rear Admiral Frank B. 
Rose and Mary Ann King. One child, John Phillips Street, Jr., born 
September 29, 1904. No relatives among the alumni of Rutgers. Writ- 
ings : Over 100 reports, scientific articles, etc., along the lines of agricul- 
tural, food and drug chemistry; Report on Diabetic Foods (95 pp.), the 
leading article on that subject; Dictionary of Patent and Proprietary 
Medicines (in press). Is in demand as a lecturer on Pure Foods and 
Drugs, and on Nutrition ; delivers from 25 to 30 lectures each year on 
these subjects. Member of National Institute of Social Sciences; Mem- 
ber of Association Official Agricultural Chemists ; Member of Graduates' 
Club, New Haven ; Member of New Haven Country Club. 



Class of 1889. 23 

THORFIN TAIT, 

Metuchen, N. J. 
Son of George Tait, broker and ship owner, and Mary Stephen (Tait). 
Born at Metuchen, N. J., February 8, 1870, and resided there until enter- 
ing college. Preparatory education, Metuchen Public School, Rutgers 
Preparatory School. One year in college. Treasurer class of 1889, Cap- 
. tain of Freshman football team, Member varsity baseball and football 
teams. Chi Phi. Residence since leaving college, Metuchen, N. J. 
Salesman, Perth Amboy Terra Cotta Company, New York Manager 
Perth Amboy Terra Cotta Company, 21 years.; Salesman, South, Perth 
Amboy Terra Cotta Company, 9 years. Borough Council, 1900-04; 
Mayor, 1914-16; Board of Education, 1902-14, president four times; 
President Middlesex County Poultry Association, two terms, 1914 and 
1915; President Metuchen Rod and Gun Club, 1914-15-16-17. President 
Middlesex County Trap Shooting Association, 1915-16; President Mid- 
dlesex County Sportsman Association, 1916—; Treasurer Vocational 
School Board, 1915-16-17; Regent of Royal Arcanum; and a lot of other 
non-lucrative positions. Avocation, fishing, hunting, trap-shooting, and 
poultry. Democrat . Presbyterian. Married, October 3, 1894, at Rail- 
way, N. J., Grace Verdean Dana, daughter of Edward B. Dana, Sr., and 
Anna E. Dana. One child, Madelyn Dana Tait, born July 29, 1895. 
Relatives among the alumni of Rutgersjohn George Tait, Harold Tait. 

ELIAS WORTMAN THOMPSON, 
Hastings-on-Hudson, N. Y. 
Son of Aaron J. Thompson, Secretary and Founder of Citizens' Mu- 
tual Life Insurance Company of N. J. (merged into Meropolitan), Assist- 
ant Secretary Farmers' Mutual Insurance Co. of N. J. 1856-82, Secre- 
tary 1882-1905, President 1905 — , and Anna Louisa Rarick, of Morris 
County, N. J. (died 1878). Paternal great-grandfather, Judge John 
Thompson of New Jersey. Grandfather, Judge Joseph Thompson, of 
Hunterdon and Somerset Counties, N. J. Born at Readington, N. J., 
March 31, 1866, and resided there until entering college. Preparatory 
education: Harlan District School, Somerset County, N. J., 1874-75; 
Rutgers Preparatory School, 1875-76; Readington Public School, 1877- 
82 ; Somerville Grammar School, 1883-84. President Philo. Philo Ora- 
tor Prize. Delta Upsilon. New Brunswick Theological Seminary. Post- 
Graduate Work (one year each) at University Penn., 1892-93 ; Union 
Theological Seminary, 1897-98. Licensed Classis of Raritan and Or- 
dained Classis of Philadelphia, Clergyman Reformed Church in America. 
Residences since leaving college : Havana, 111., 1892 ; Philadelphia, Pa., 
1894; Paterson, N. J., 1896-1903; Oklahoma City, Ok., 1904-06; Hast- 
ings-on-Hudson, 1906 — . Missionary, Classis of Illinois, 1892-93 ; Minis- 
ter, Philadelphia, 1893-96; Pastor Broadway Reformed Church, Pater- 
son, N. J.. 1896-1904; Superintendent Missions in Oklahoma, 1894-1906; 



24 Class of 1889. 

Pastor, Hastings-on-Hudson, N. Y., 1906—. Member Board of Educa- 
tion, R. C. A., 1900-16; Chairman Finance Committee, 1908-12; President 
of Board, 1913—; Lecturer, N. Y. City Public Lecture Staff, 1908—; 
Treasurer and Member of Executive Committee National Council Church 
Boards of Education, 1913 — . Reformed Church in America. 
D.D. Hope College, 1916. Progressive Republican. Avocation, 
farming. Married, April 27, 1904, at Paterson, N. J., Mary- 
Hill, daughter of Alexander D. Hill and Mary A. Beaumont. 
Relatives among the alumni of Rutgers: Uncles: Rev. William 
J. Thompson '34, tutor in Rutgers and Rector Grammar School; Rev. 
John B. Thompson, D.D., '51 ; Rev. Abraham Thompson '61 ; Rev. Henry 
P. Thompson '57; Maurice J. Thompson '89, cousin; James Westfall 
Thompson '92 ; John Henry Thompson '94 ; Wayne Hubert Thompson '98. 
Writings : History Broadway Reformed Church, Paterson, N. J. ; His- 
tory Reformed Church, Glen Rock, N. J. ; Sermon on Church Loyalty, 
Paterson, N. J., 1900; numerous articles on Religious Education in reli- 
gious and other periodicals. 

GEORGE BOICE THOMPSON * 

After an illness of three weeks with typhoid fever, Mr. Thompson 
died, October 28, 1888. Mr. Thompson had planned to enter a theologi- 
cal seminary at the conclusion of his college course. He was a loyal 
friend to all that pertained to Rutgers College. 

MAURICE JOSEPH THOMPSON * 
Mr. Thompson was born at Pella, Iowa, October 19, 1867. He was 
the son of Rev. Abraham Thompson, Rutgers 1857. Preparing for col- 
lege at Somerville Academy, N. J., he graduated at Rutgers in 1889 with 
the degree of A.B., at the head of his class. He graduated at the New 
York Law School and was a member of the Bergen County Bar Asso- 
ciation of New Jersey. His life, however, was devoted to teaching. He 
had taught at Pennsylvania State College, 1889-91 ; the Brooklyn Manual 
Training School, 1896-99, and the High School of Commerce in New 
York, 1899-1903. Later he became Principal of School No. 6, New 
York City. On February 10, 1897, he married Elizabeth S. Bainton, of 
New York City. His widow, one daughter and one son survive him. Mr. 
Thompson died at Hackensack, N. J., February 27, 1914. 

JOHN ARENT VANDER POEL * 
Mr. Vander Poel was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Vander 
Poel, grandson of the late Mrs. William Curtis Noyes, great-grandson of 
Frederick A. Tallmadge, of New York, and great-great-grandson of Col. 
Benjamin Tallmadge, of Revolutionary fame. Mr. Vander Poel was 
also a member of the Floyd and other prominent families of New York. 
Mr. Vander Poel was compelled to retire from active business on account 
of illness after a successful start, and died at his home, Litchfield, Conn., 
January 28, 1901. 



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